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His Moroccan passport serves as art for the back of his new LP, a purposeful gesture he wants aspiring artists from his homeland to interpret as a symbol of greatness and possibility. вЂњMake sure IвЂ™m by the beach in between shows or on days off,вЂќ he says vehemently over the phone to the person handling his travel accommodations, later adding repetitiously, вЂњthe Moroccan show is very important.вЂќДЄt 32, French has been around the world and back again, flown on private jets (about 120K on average for every trip), sold platinum records, met and worked with his idols, made a family, purchased homes and emerged as the biggest artist ever out of Morocco-all while being a high school dropout. Luck would have it that French and I meet on a day like this, after heвЂ™s fasted for 30 days and just before he goes on tour, which explains the several conference calls and his short attention span. A journey not without divine intervention, if you let the rapper tell it, and one that would not have occurred were he not a living, breathing вЂњchosen one.вЂќ He want to make sure you clean before He can talk to you.вЂќ And while holding varying views on religion and the idea of god, thereвЂ™s much to be said (respected) about that kind of reverence, considering his narrative вЂ“ the quintessential immigrant story вЂ“ where he and his family cross an ocean to make something out of nothing. вЂњI think that God clean you up so he can come closer to you. вЂњI fast to get closer to Him,вЂќ says French of his relationship with his higher being. The rapper has just completed the Holy Month of Ramadan, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.

To the right of Montana, who is on the phone and picking at his carrots, is a collection of liquor bottles. At the center, thereвЂ™s a spread of cold cuts, raw veggies and choice snacks, including a mountain of Rice Krispies treats. Peppered throughout this quasi bar-lounge area are a number of bodacious women-some who came to work, others who came to lay in the lap of luxury, if only vicariously. HeвЂ™s surrounded by a large crew of his closest comrades, most of whom are employed by the Moroccan native himself. French is reclined on a chestnut leather couch, hands between his legs, which are splayed to his liking, taking up much of the seating space.

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The scene is all too familiar something out of your favorite rap video or cult classic film, ГЎ la Belly or Paid in Full maybe. вЂњRight this way, please.вЂќ We head toward the stairs leading to the bottom floor, as I hear the sounds of muffled voices within earshot. A brief exchange transpires and, at a momentвЂ™s notice, IвЂ™m being asked to trail behind someone who is leading me directly to where Montana is holding court (finally). I pace the room blindly for some time вЂ“ anxious and nearly vexed вЂ“ before meeting video director Mayjik, who warmly welcomes me to the set of FrenchвЂ™s вЂњWhiskey EyeвЂќ, the opening track to Jungle Rules, his long-awaited sophomore studio album.